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Virtavia - Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune Now Available

Virtavia - Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune Now Available

Lockheed's P-2V Neptune was a Cold War maritime patrol aircraft
that was involved in many surveillance operations during the 1950s
and 1960s. The details of these exploits are still not entirely
public. These missions could be extremely dangerous, the Soviet Air
Force being given tacit approval to shoot down the Neptunes on
sight without paying too much heed to whether or not the plane was
actually in international air space. The most famous Neptune was a
P2V-1, the "Truculent Turtle", which flew non-stop without
refueling from Perth, Australia, to Columbus, Ohio, a distance of
11,235 miles. This type, P2V-7, was first flown in 1954. In 1962 it
was re-designated as the SP-2H, OP-2E, or AP-2H. The Neptune served
until the mid 1970's, when it was replaced by the P-3 Orion.